ACS/SICU Surgeon - Sanford Health - Sioux Falls, SD

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Visas Accepted N/A Specialty General Surgery Practice Details Sanford Clinic Surgical Associates (SCSA) is seeking a Fellowship Trained BC/BE Surgical Critical Care Surgeon to join it’s experienced FACS surgeons and advanced practice providers. SCSA has the largest and most experienced group of general surgeons in South Dakota. Experienced candidates preferred but new graduates will also be considered. Physician will cover Surgical Critical Care Service and Acute Care Surgery/Trauma Surgery Service Must be Board Eligible/Board Certified Must be Fellowship Trained in Surgical Critical Care SICU located within Sanford USD Medical Center; Surgical Center Clinic attached to hospital Level I Verified Adult & Level II Pediatric Trauma Center Work with and teach Surgical Residents/Advanced Practice Clinicians (Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners) Community Description Dedicated to the work of health and healing Sanford Health is one of the largest integrated health systems in the United States. Driven by a vision to improve the human condition at every stage of life, Sanford Health is dedicated to the delivery of health care, genomic medicine, senior care and services, global clinics, research and affordable insurance. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the health system includes 46 medical centers, 1,500 physicians and more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers in 26 states. About Sanford Health in Sioux Falls 545 hospital beds The only Level I Adult verified Trauma Center in South Dakota The only verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in South Dakota Free standing Sanford Children’s Castle of Care Hospital Sanford Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is the region’s only Level IV NICU Large referral area Research opportunities Serving a city population of 277,076 540+ Physicians and 550+ APPs Life in Sioux Falls Located in the heart of the Midwest, Sioux Falls balances an excellent quality of life with a strong economy in a safe, clean environment in southeast South Dakota. With a competitive cost of living, no state income tax and amenities of a community twice its size, such as fine dining, shopping, arts, sports and nightlife, Sioux Falls is a welcoming and friendly place to call home. Job Description General Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to admit, evaluate, diagnose and provide pre-, intra-, and postoperative care and perform surgical procedures for adolescents and adults (except where specifically excluded from practice and except for those special procedure privilege), to correct or treat various conditions, illnesses, and injuries of the alimentary tract, abdomen and its contents, breast, skin, soft tissue, head and neck, endocrine system, and minor extremity surgery. Surgery Core privileges also include the ability to provide for the on-call emergent/urgent needs of the pediatric and pre-adolescent surgical patient within the core privilege definition. Qualifications M.D. or D.O. degree. Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways: An applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency or fellowship log. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications. Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of General Surgery and case volumes should show performance of at least 100 procedures in the past 12 months. OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinical activity for the past 12 months is required. Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of General Surgery and case volumes should show performance of at least 100 procedures in the past 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes. Successful completion of a hospital affiliated surgical residency program or a clinical fellowship of at least five years’ duration accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada. The Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency programs accredited by organizations other than the above. Certification by the appropriate specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as applicable. Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions) Compensation Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, paid time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.

Requirements

Must be Board Eligible/Board Certified
Must be Fellowship Trained in Surgical Critical Care
M.D. or D.O. degree.
Successful completion of a hospital affiliated surgical residency program or a clinical fellowship of at least five years’ duration accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.
Certification by the appropriate specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as applicable.
Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their residency training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement.

Nice To Haves

Experienced candidates preferred but new graduates will also be considered.

Responsibilities

Physician will cover Surgical Critical Care Service and Acute Care Surgery/Trauma Surgery Service
Work with and teach Surgical Residents/Advanced Practice Clinicians (Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners)
admit, evaluate, diagnose and provide pre-, intra-, and postoperative care and perform surgical procedures for adolescents and adults (except where specifically excluded from practice and except for those special procedure privilege), to correct or treat various conditions, illnesses, and injuries of the alimentary tract, abdomen and its contents, breast, skin, soft tissue, head and neck, endocrine system, and minor extremity surgery.
provide for the on-call emergent/urgent needs of the pediatric and pre-adolescent surgical patient within the core privilege definition.